Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-07-02
iNhOSPiTAaLE LIBERIA.
A Discourngfng Picture or Life on
the African Coast

VIZ AAN'h Sc"bN
Dr.. Raluh " Perry, sho.e recent return
from Liberia has been noted. is still blesched-
As the result of dis long wrestle with Africa
or coast feve-, but as Is yrsdUsily recovering
ais former r.gor, and he proposes to begin
the practice ~ Dedic.Gc IL this city. tie had
a ricE and varied experiences UC tho African
coast ana not even the ambition 70 save
h-athen from endless ;oFmeHt will win him
back He vent ont IN the emploF Of the
Episcopal nilsson boar,i, 70 6e Ia charge Of
tie hospital. and OF the .wo who scc0mBsnied
h.E one died With cOss: fever within three
weeks after arrival. while the other 6ss driy-
Ell insane from similar cause Monrovia 10
tie capital Of Liberia. being named In honor
OF President Monroe OF this country, and 1t is
a town OF about 5 CO.. people. Of which number
eleven sre white aad the remainder OF mixed
blood but largely native. The business OF
the town is in the hands oi less than hun.
,ired persons. and the remainder fits popuis-
ton lives of them. Common labor IA poorly
remuueratel There is no plantation work. save
IL the coffee picking season, and the negroe:
who were imported from the south some years
ago lead shlftless snd lorlorn lives, not
much improved upon the native black
There is 10 m0ney, and in payment OF what
ever labor there is 20 DO the lahOrer is com
PEELED 10 axe out the price IN whatever is Of
fc-ed hiE Flour, costing "a II barrel IN
New Yo;i. reIsiis at SIS per barrel; muslin
al ordinary gas,tity y cents per yard; milk
the saEle Dgic. per pint, and small pints at
that: AMI rvesr...iG. else IN proportion. The
steamship interests are controlled by Belgium
aud Gcrmaa firms, aUd the agents that are
sent 20 Liberia 70 loOk after their commercial
affairs are aalzr contract to remain three
yesrs; bar few list that long. No white
man escapes AT attack Of African fever. It
seized Perry after ne had been there but a
slOr: time bUt thanks IN sturdy constitution
- was able 20 fight Of the first attack. and =
second and ihirG, but l; kept returning every
month or ,wo, until il finally wore him out
Its symptoms arc very much Ike the ordinary
yellow fever OF the south, but unlike the yellow
fever, the fact that a man has IL once Is no
guarantee that he is not liable to continued
attacks of Il. The mission At Mourovis 10 In
charge OF the Rev. Mr. Ferguson, Eho 10 not
only missionary but also the bishop and be
has some twenty assistants. who are stationed
4, M0urUvis and other poiDts The mission
was established in l.32, and It 10 maintained
al aSlut \ yesrly cost Of so, 900. and DR.. Per
y GoubtS If the conversion to date exceeds
5Ol IL Is not 4 pleasant country In which to
live, even for a native, sud = white man
migrating TO its inhospitab,e shore, although
The doctor didn't say this IN AZ many words,
might rs well leave all hopes behind.
Bishop Ferguson is = colorej mau, and this
accounts for MS teRscity OF Ike. There arc
two seasons u the yesr, dr. and wet, but
Perry failed to no;e nucA difference between
the wei and dry sesson, unless It was that In
tie wet season :t rained day and night.
while In the 4f- Il only raBed at night The
wet season is ibc heaithest- because it 10 the
coolest, and The .emperature during the day
ranges from 90 . 20 roe. Only once during
his stay Of ten months. hosever, did i drop
10 SOC, and ,h.n Z. .elt cOld enough 20 don
fiannels sDd cvercoats. The trip going and
coming from Sev York IS made by sailing
vessels and usually occupies iorty-nvc days
each v.-G.diaRspol5 AeoS.